Public Transit in the GTA, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

"Early homebound" rush-hour service, December 24

On Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, many people knock off work early to get a head start on the holidays — or to do last-minute Christmas shopping.

The TTC, GO Transit, Mississauga Transit and other transit agencies respond by starting afternoon rush hour service earlier in the day — around noon. GO’s “early homebound” rush-hour service, in turn, requires transit suburban transit agencies to revise the schedules of buses that usually meet GO trains to take passenger into residential neighbourhoods from GO stations.

61 Allandale GO shuttle
60 Holly GO shuttle

Buses make two early trips at 2:55 and 4:55 p.m. to meet earlier trains on GO Transit’s 61 Barrie-Bradford line. GO has cancelled the train trips that usually arrive at Barrie South GO Station at 5:45 and 6:55 p.m., so Barrie Transit has also cancelled the shuttle bus trips that usually meet those trains. The buses operate on their regular trips to meet trains arriving at Barrie South at 6:15 and 7:35 p.m.

15A Bramalea92 Bramalea GO shuttle

Buses operate with revised schedules in the afternoon to meet all trains on GO Transit’s 31 Georgetown line at Bramalea Station. (GO has cancelled the trains that usually arrive in Bramalea at 5:49, 6:19 and 7:19 p.m. All other trains operate on their regular schedule).

Brampton Transit is also revising rush-hour service by decreasing frequency of service along three routes and canceling a branch of another for the holidays.

GO Transit’s 09 Lakeshore East trains operate with a revised schedule. GO is canceling some trains and operating earlier afternoon rush-hour service. DRT is scheduling buses to meet most early trains at GO stations, except for the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 1:53 p.m. — no DRT buses meet this train at Pickering GO Station, although buses do meet the same train at Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa GO Stations.

304 Anderson

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 1:23, 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.

165 Bay Ridges / West Shore

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.

922 Bloor / Victoria

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

302 / 302B Brock / Brooklin

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 1:23, 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.

304 College Hill

Buses meet the train that leaves Union Station at 2:33 p.m. The train arrives at Oshawa GO Station at 3:30 p.m.

420 Durham College / UOIT

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

303 Garden

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 1:23, 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.

144 Glendale / Maple Ridge

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.

413 GO shuttle

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

224B Harwood

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Ajax GO Station at 1:16, 2:16 and 3:16 p.m.

101B Industrial

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.

121 Liverpool / Finch

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 1:01, 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.

403 Park

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Oshawa GO Station at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

235B Puckrin / Elm

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Ajax GO Station at 1:16, 2:16 and 3:16 p.m.

122 Village East / Brock

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Pickering GO Station at 2:01 and 3:01 p.m.

301 West Lynde / Otter Creek

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Whitby GO Station at 2:23 and 3:23 p.m.

220B Westney

Buses meet the trains that leave Union Station at 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 p.m. The trains arrive at Ajax GO Station at 1:16, 2:16 and 3:16 p.m.

65 Barrie train and related bus service

GO operates two early northbound trains leaving Union Station at 1:20 and 3:20 p.m., arriving at Barrie South GO Station at 2:55 and 4:55 p.m. GO has canceled the trains that usually leave Union Station at 4:10 and 5:17 p.m.

GO has also canceled northbound buses leaving Union Station GO Bus Terminal at 1:10, 1:20, 1:30, 1:40, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, 2:40, 2:50, 3:10, 3:30 p.m. because it is operating two early northbound trains. (The buses usually end their trips at East Gwillimbury GO Station, Newmarket GO Bus Terminal, Aurora GO Station or King City GO Station.)

38 Bolton - Malton via Highway 50

Since GO has canceled the southbound train that usually leaves Malton GO Station at 1:50 p.m., passengers on the southbound bus that leaves Highway 50 and Columbia Way in Bolton at 1:05 p.m., may transfer to a special southbound bus from Orangeville to continue their trip toward Union Station. The special bus leaves Malton at around 1:45 p.m. and should arrive at Union Station GO Bus Terminal about 2:20 p.m. (GO has not offiically confirmed the times at Malton and Union.)

38A Bolton - York Mills via Highway 27

GO operates an early northbound bus leaving York Mills GO Bus Terminal at 12:55 p.m., arriving at the Albion-Vaughan Line and Industrial Drive in Bolton at 2:25 p.m. (The bus waits at Etobicoke North GO Station for the 31 Georgetown train that leaves Union Station at 1 p.m.) The northbound bus that usually leaves York Mills at 5:05 p.m. leaves 30 minutes later at 5:35 p.m., arriving in Bolton at 6:40 p.m. (The bus waits at Etobicoke North for the train that leaves Union Station at 5:15 p.m.)

31 Georgetown train and related bus service

GO has canceled the eastbound train that usually leaves Bramalea at 1:45 p.m. A GO bus usually leaves Georgetown at 12:33 p.m. to meet this train at Bramalea. GO extends this bus trip to Union Station to replace the regular eastbound train trip from Bramalea to Union.

GO extends the trip of the trains that usually leave Union Station at 1 p.m. for Bramalea GO Station and at 2:45 p.m. for Brampton GO Station. Both trains continue to Georgetown GO Station, arriving at 2:03 and 3:47 p.m. GO has canceled the westbound train that usually leaves Union at 6:45 p.m. to Bramalea. It has also canceled the westbound buses that usually leave Union Station at 1:50 p.m. to the Bramalea City Centre Terminal and the Downtown Brampton Terminal and at 2 p.m. for the Bramalea City Centre Terminal and the Guelph Bus Terminal because it is extending the train service.

It is, however, adding one westbound bus that meets the extended train that leaves Union Station at 1 p.m. and arrives at Georgetown GO Station at 2:03 p.m. The bus leaves Georgetown Station at 2:07 p.m., serves all stops along the route and arrives at the Downtown Guelph Bus Terminal at 2:47 p.m.

18 Hamilton - Aldershot

GO is operating an extra eastbound bus, leaving the Hamilton GO Centre at 5:23 p.m. and arriving at Aldershot GO Station at 5:41 p.m. It connects with an eastbound 01 Lakeshore West train that leaves Aldershot at 5:51 p.m.

It is operating an extra westbound bus leaving Aldershot around 5:50 p.m., arriving in Hamilton at 6 p.m. (The bus waits at Aldershot for the 01 Lakeshore West train that leaves Union Station at 4:47 p.m.) This bus replaces the bus that usually leaves Burlington GO Station at 5:41 p.m., operates on the 18A Hamilton - Burlington route and arrives in Hamilton at 6:11p.m.) GO is also canceling the westbound bus that usually leaves Aldershot at 6:47 p.m., arriving in Hamilton at 7:17 p.m.

18A Hamilton - Burlington

GO is canceling the westbound bus that usually leaves Burlington at 5:41 p.m. A bus operating on the 18 Hamilton - Aldershot route replaces this trip, because the 01 Lakeshore West train that the bus meets in Burlington continues to Aldershot on December 24.

09 Lakeshore East

GO operates extra eastbound trains, leaving Union Station at 12:33, 1:33, 1:53 and 2:33 p.m. The 12:33, 1:33 and 2:33 trains operate without stopping until Rouge Hill GO Station, then serve all local stops, arriving at Oshawa GO Station at 1:20, 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. The 1:53 p.m. train serves all local stops, but ends its trip at Pickering GO Station, arriving at 2:29 p.m.

GO is adjusting the schedule of the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 6:20 p.m. Usually this train operates without stopping between Scarborough and Pickering GO Stations. On Thursday, December 24, the train serves all stops to Oshawa GO Station, arriving at 6:26 p.m., 12 minutes later than usual. GO has adjusted the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 88 Peterborough - Oshawa route and the eastbound bus that operates along the 90 Newcastle - Oshawa route to wait for this train to arrive in Oshawa.

GO has canceled the eastbound trains that usually leave Union Station for Oshawa at 4:53 and 6:43 p.m. GO has adjusted the schedule of the northbound bus operating along the 81APort Perry - Whitby route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 4:53 p.m.

GO has also canceled the westbound trains that start their trips from Oshawa GO Station at 5:20 p.m. and from Pickering GO Station at 6:25 p.m.

01 Lakeshore West

The eastbound train that usually leaves Burlington GO Station at 5:50 p.m. instead leaves Aldershot GO Station at 5:51 p.m.. It arrives at Burlington at 5:57 p.m. and serves all stops between Burlington and Port Credit Stations six minutes later than usual. It then operates without stopping to Union Station, arriving at 6:45 p.m.

GO operates four extra westbound trains, leaving Union Station at 12:23, 1:23, 2:03 and 2:23 p.m. The 12:23, 1:03 and 1:23 p.m. trains operate without stopping until Clarkson GO Station, then serve all local stops to the Hamilton GO Centre, arriving in Hamilton at 1:33, 2:33 and 3:13 p.m. The 2:23 p.m. train serves all local stops to Burlington GO Station, arriving in Aldershot at 3:22 p.m.

GO also cancels the westbound trains that usually leave Union Station at 4:30, 5:02 and 5:43 p.m. GO is adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 20 Milton - Oakville route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The bus will leave Oakville Station fifteen minutes earlier to meet the train that leaves Union at 4:47 p.m. It is also adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus operating along the 12 Niagara Falls - Burlington route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The bus will wait at Burlington GO Station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:19 p.m.

It is extending the train that usually leaves Union Station at 4:47 p.m. The train operates on its regular schedule to Burlington GO Station and then continues to Aldershot GO Station, arriving at 5:41 p.m. An extra bus operating on the 18Hamilton - Aldershot route connects with this train to carry passengers to Hamilton.

GO has canceled the westbound trains that usually leave Union at 4:50 and 5:25 p.m. It’s adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 25A Waterloo - Milton route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:25 p.m. The bus will wait at Milton Station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:40 p.m.

20 Milton - Oakville

GO is adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The train usually arrives in Oakville at 5:31 p.m. and the bus usually leaves Oakville GO Station at 5:38 p.m. Instead, the bus meets the train that leaves Union at 4:47 p.m. and arrives at Oakville Station at 5:16 p.m.

90 Newcastle - Oshawa

Since GO has adjusted the schedule of the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 5:20 p.m. and usually arrives at Oshawa Station at 6:14 p.m., it’s also adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus to Newcastle that usually meets that train and leaves Oshawa GO Station at 6:19 p.m. The bus still meets the train, which arrives in Oshawa at 6:26 p.m., and leaves for Newcastle at 6:38 p.m.

12 Niagara Falls - Burlington

GO is adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:02 p.m. The train usually arrives at 5:50 p.m. and the bus leaves at 5:56 p.m. Instead, the bus will wait at Burlington GO Station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:19 p.m. and arrives in Burlington at 6:04 p.m.

37A Orangeville - Bramalea

Since GO has canceled the eastbound train that usually leaves Bramalea at 1:45 p.m., it is extending the southbound bus that leaves Orangeville Mall at 12:12 p.m. The bus serves all regular stops to Bramalea GO Station, arriving at 1:35 p.m. It then continues to serve local stops until Malton GO Station and then operates without stopping to the Union Station GO Bus Terminal. The bus leaves Malton at about 1:45 p.m. and should arrive at Union Station GO Bus Terminal about 2:20 p.m. (GO has not offiicially confirmed the times at Malton and Union.)

GO operates an early northbound bus leaving Bramalea GO Station at 1:40 p.m. arriving in Orangeville at 2:51 p.m. (The bus waits at Bramalea for the 31 Georgetown train that leaves Union Station at 1 p.m.)

37 Orangeville - Brampton

GO has cancelled the northbound bus that usually leaves the Downtown Brampton Bus Terminal at 5:35 p.m.

88 Peterborough - Oshawa

Since GO has adjusted the schedule of the eastbound train that leaves Union Station at 5:20 p.m. and usually arrives at Oshawa Station at 6:14 p.m., it’s also adjusting the schedule of the eastbound bus to Newcastle that usually meets that train and leaves Oshawa GO Station at 6:19 p.m. The bus still meets the train, which arrives in Oshawa at 6:26 p.m., and leaves for Newcastle at 6:38 p.m.

81 Port Perry - Whitby

GO has adjusted the schedule of the northbound bus that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 4:53 p.m. The train usually arrives at Whitby GO Station at 5:31 p.m. and the bus leaves Whitby at 5:36 p.m. Instead, the bus waits at Whitby to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:10 p.m. and arrives in Whitby at 5:48 p.m.

61 Richmond Hill trains and related bus service

GO operates early northbound trains, leaving Union Station at 12:45 and 3 p.m., arriving at Richmond Hill GO Station at 1:26 and 3:41 p.m. It operates the regular northbound trains that leave Union at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:40 p.m., arriving in Richmond Hill at 5:11, 6:11 and 7:21 p.m. It has canceled the northbound trains that usually leave Union at 5 and 7:45 p.m.

GO is also cancelling the northbound buses that usually leave Union GO Bus Terminal at 12:40, 12:50, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:15 and 3:20 p.m. because it’s operating earlier trains. (The buses usually end their trips at Richmond Hill or Old Cummer GO Stations.)

71 Stouffville trains and related bus service

GO operates early northbound trains, leaving Union Station at 1:15 and 3:15 p.m., arriving at Lincolnville GO Station at 2:26 and 4:26 p.m. GO also operates early northbound buses from Lincolnville. The buses wait for the early northbound trains to arrive at Lincolnville and leave at about 2:31 and 4:31 p.m., arriving in Uxbridge at 2:52 and 4:52 p.m.

It operates the regular northbound trains that leave Union at 4:18, 5:20 and 6:30 p.m., arriving in Lincolnville at 5:29, 6:33 and 7:40 p.m. and operates the regular buses that meet the trains in Lincolnville to carry passengers to Uxbridge. GO has cancelled the northbound trains that usually leave Union at 4:48 and 6 p.m. and the northbound buses that leave Lincolnville at about 5:04 and 7:18 p.m.

GO has also cancelled the northbound buses that usually leave Union GO Bus Terminal at 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 2:45, 3, 3:10 and 3:15 p.m. (The buses usually end their trips at Centennial GO Station or at Railway and Spruce Streets in Uxbridge.)

25A Waterloo - Milton

GO is adjusting the schedule of the northbound bus that operates along the 25A Waterloo - Milton route that usually meets the train that leaves Union at 5:25 p.m. The bus usually leaves Milton Station at 6:28 p.m. but, instead will wait at the station to meet the train that leaves Union at 5:40 p.m. and arrives in Milton at 6:38 p.m.

25 Aspen Forest

Early extra westbound buses meet earlier GO Transit trains operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line. They leave Clarkson GO Station at 12:55, 1:55 and 2:35 p.m. and arrive at Maplegrove Village at 1:20, 2:20 and 3 p.m. The buses arriving at Maplegrove Village at 1:20 and 2:20 p.m. return to Clarkson GO Station, arriving at 1:35 and 2:35 p.m.

21 Clearview

The westbound bus that usually leaves Clarkson GO Station at 2:25 p.m. leaves ten minutes later at 2:35 p.m. to meet a GO Transit train operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line with a revised schedule. The bus arrives at Maplegrove Village at 3 p.m., then continues along the 11Linbrook route.

33 Lakeshore Woods

Early extra westbound buses meet earlier GO Transit trains operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line. They leave Bronte GO Station at 1:05, 2:05 and 2:45 p.m. They arrive at Rebecca Street and Burloak Drive at 1:20, 2:20 and 3 p.m. The buses then return to Bronte Station, arriving at 1:40, 2:40 and 3:20 p.m.

11 Linbrook

The westbound bus that usually operates along the 21Clearview route to arrive at Maplegrove Village at 2:50 p.m. arrives ten minutes later at 3 p.m. The bus continues along the 11 Linbrook route, arriving at Oakville GO Station at 3:25 p.m.

190 River Oaks express

The northbound bus that usually leaves Oakville GO Station at 5:05 p.m. leaves ten minutes earlier at 4:55 p.m. to meet an earlier GO Transit train operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line. The bus arrives at Glenashton Drive and Trafalgar Road at 5:20 p.m.

22 Upper Glen Abbey

The northbound buses that usually leave Bronte GO Station at 1, 1:40 and 2:20 p.m. leave five minutes later at 1:05, 1:45 and 2:25 p.m. to meet GO Transit trains operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line with a revised schedule. The buses arrive at Pine Glen Road and Proudfoot Trail at 1:25, 2:05 and 2:45 p.m., then return to Bronte Station, arriving at 1:45, 2:25 and 3:05 p.m.

102 Winston Park

An early extra eastbound bus leaves Dover Gate and Bristol Circle at 12:05 p.m. to meet an earlier GO Transit train operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line. The bus proceeds operates to Clarkson GO Station, arriving at 12:30 p.m.

Three early extra westbound buses meet earlier GO Transit trains operating along the 01 Lakeshore West line and leave Clarkson GO Station at 12:50, 1:50 and 2:50 p.m. The buses arrive at Dover Gate and Bristol Circle at 1:05, 2:05 and 3:05 p.m., then return to Clarkson GO Station, arriving at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

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